I was on a much more brutal taper, lasted only 18 days, but I was tapering through a detox clinic. The last time i took a drink was around 6 pm on June 17th 2017. The next morning i took a handful of xanax spaced out, but the last one was 10 am the 18th. I tried to get admitted to the dual diognosis ward at the psych hospital here that morning. They didn’t admit me but sent me off with the few Librium that would start my taper and I started at the detox the next day. To this day I count that last xanax at 10 am as my last use. My sober date is 6/19/17. I did the taper exactly how they told me to and i fought like crazy durring it (and long after as well). I did go back and was successfully admitted on 7/10. They gave me a very low dose of ativan when i was admitted and a super low dose of another benzo twice the next day and once the second full day. I still count myself as being sober. I fought a life or death battle every step of the way. I succeeded at getting completely off them. Fuck, it was hard as hell! But I made it and I’m so happy I did!
If you feel comfortable with the plan you and your doctor have made and stick to it, I feel like you should count the days however you feel like it. No one tells someone who is on a strict suboxon taper that they can’t count those days.
Personally, I would cut the taper down to make it quicker, especially since you haven’t taken anything in 9 days. This taper will prolong the process by a lot. But, i know zero about you or what your life is like so I’m not qualified to make decissions like that.
In the end, you decide what is sober and what isn’t. Stay strong my friend and keep in touch here.